Employees
This Employees home page provides links to the HR resources and policies for topics including benefits and retirement, employee training, schedules and holiday calendars, compensation, new employee onboarding, time and leave, labor relations, and separation.
Benefits
Learn about the employee benefits WSU offers, including details on health insurance, open enrollment and forms.
New Employees
Congratulations on your new position at Washington State University! Start your journey with our new employee onboarding guide.
Retirement
Review the retirement information from WSU retirement plans, voluntary retirement savings plans, and upcoming retirement seminars
Medical Leave & Accommodation
Information and resources for the available medical leave and reasonable accommodation options.
Training
Get help for employee training from learning how to create a training plan to support for assigned training.
Important Quick Links
Jump to commonly used resources and important information employees need to be aware of.
- Get information on the WSU Holiday Schedule and download an ics file to add the holidays to your Outlook calendar
- Have you completed a training assignment in Percipio, but it’s not showing as completed? Contact the HRS Training team for help
- The inclement weather page shares FAQs, links to alert pages for the campuses, and university policy for bad or stormy weather and suspended operations
- Find the employee handbooks for staff, faculty, and bargaining units
Time & Leave for Employees
- Review university policy UPPM 60.59 for overtime-eligible employees and learn about Washington State’s overtime eligibility requirements
- Visit the leave policies and programs page for resources regarding time off accruals, leave programs, and holidays
- Find Workday reference guides for entering time worked, requesting time off, and requesting work schedules
Visit the following resources for policy and process information about scheduling events that impact the university:
Payroll Info for Employees
Visit these resources for employee focused payroll information:
- The Payroll and Taxes section on Modernization’s New & Current Employees page shares payroll related Workday reference guides for tax elections and how to find and read your payslip
- The Payroll Services website contains guidance and information for topics such as tax, pay dates, separation, over payments, and more
Employee Recognition
The Employee Recognition Program provides an opportunity to recognize and thank staff and faculty for their contributions, dedication, and commitment to the WSU community through a broad range of awards, including:
For the full list of awards and details, visit the Employee Recognition home page.
Workday Resources for Employees
WSU’s Modernization site is the home for Workday news and resources:
- Read and search the latest Workday news
- Find important employee focused Workday reference guides with instructions for time and leave, tax elections, benefits, and more
- Learn the essentials for using Workday such as navigation, reporting, delegation, and security
Need to submit a Workday help ticket or want to search the full knowledge base? Visit the Workday Service Desk.
Separating Employees
Leaving WSU? Visit the following resources to understand what happens next:
Elevating Cougs
The annual Elevating Cougs conference in October is the university’s largest professional development event with a focus on offering relevant, accessible, and actionable training and professional development to all WSU employees.
Visit the Elevating Cougs website for this year’s schedule and topics and links to recordings of previous years sessions.
WSU Wellness and EAP Resources
The Washington State Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is a free, confidential program that promotes the health, safety, and well-being of public service employees across Washington state.
Employees may use Release Time to utilize EAP services.
Visit our WellCoug page for a comprehensive list of vendor and state programs.
HR Related AI Guidance
Guidance for the use of AI tools related to HR, finance, payroll, and grants management at WSU. This guidance is targeted toward staff and faculty using AI for non-academic or research applications, such as business and administrative tasks.
Latest HRS News and Updates
For the latest HR related updates and HRS unit announcements, visit the HRS news page.
Visit the HR Source Newsletter archive for previous editions of our monthly newsletter.
All the HRS Pages
The HRS Site Index contains all the HRS pages in categorized lists to make it easy to find what you’re looking for.
